STEM Lesson Plans

In this set of lesson plans for A Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly, students will investigate compasses and whale migration. The final project for the novel is a choice board of activities that pertain

In this set of lesson plans that go with the novel A Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly, students will focus on glaciers. Activities include size of icebergs, melting glaciers and water levels, along

This is an engaging STEAM lesson where students can learn about the eight different biomes on Earth and create a creature that has successfully adapted to live in one of the biomes.

Students will upload their pictures into the Stop Motion app on the Ipad to edit with sound effects. Students will then be able to select a green screen background to use when they upload the film

Lesson 3 of 4 - This lesson focuses on students will begin taking photographs of their Lego “set” using the Ipad or Chromebook on a tripod to capture stop-motion movement with the individual pictures

A Stop Motion Animated Movie with a Green Screen background based off of a Lego Challenge built in Lesson 1. Students will create a storyboard and script. This is Lesson 2 of 4 lessons.

Part 1 of a four-part series of lessons that begins with a Lego Challenge which will become the set for a stop motion video created by students.

In this first part of a three part unit, students explore the phenomenon of an LED light and a coin battery. They will discover the difference between a closed and open circuit, using a STEM journal

This is the second lesson of four part unit. Students will be exploring different ways to change the movement of an object. This lesson focuses on communicating the students' findings.

What if we could pass along information that can’t be stolen or intercepted? We can do it with a little coding, and some chemistry! Soon we will be writing in code, passing secret information along

Engineers often create small-size models of a new product to test its design. This is especially true with airplanes. Model testing tells engineers how a design responds to different air conditions

This lesson is based on a Navajo Story: The Three Little Sheep. The story connects to the famous, "The Three Little Pigs". Students become engineers and create different dwelling models: a grass hut

Students use large building bricks to practice computational thinking, direction giving and being specific in those directions. This lesson can be completed in one 30-45 minute class session. This is

In this lesson, students will understand the impact of oil spills in the ocean. They will work cooperatively to come up with solutions and materials to clean up a simulated oil spill. Students will

A good investigation for the fall when seeds are available. Some seeds will need to be collected in the spring.

This investigation focuses on how the speed of an object affects the amount of energy transfer.

Students explore throwing and/or flipping Ping-Pong balls through the air. Students develop questions to find patterns of how changing the energy put into the ball affects the motion of the ball

Designed for three hour-long before-school STEAM Club for scholars from Kindergarten to Fourth Grades. This lesson plan can also be used for fifth-seventh grade scholars. Scholars will learn about

This STEM activity is designed to explore electrical circuits and engage in a hands-on activity to create, label, and identify the differences between parallel and series circuits. Students will be

This is the second lesson plan that goes with the series of four lesson plans for the book Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly. This lesson focuses on vibrations, sounds, and music. The final project is

This lesson includes literacy, math, and art about snowflakes. Within math, students will dive into an analysis of angles within a common snowflake. Students will listen to an informational text about

Students investigate and learn parts of an Earthworm inside and out. Students learn about the Earthworm life cycle and purpose.

1. Present the project and explain the basic steps that the students will be completing over the next 2 to 3 class periods. • The students will be working and pretending that they work for an